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Gunderup, Køge Municipality
Gunderup is a manor house located in Køge Municipality, Denmark. It has been associated with Vallø since its establishment in 1592 and is today managed as a farm under Vallø stift. History Gunderup was originally a village that belonged to Vallø in 1421. The Gunderup estate was established as a farm (''ladegård'') under Vester Vallø by Mette Rosenkrantz in 1582. Vallø was from the mid-16th to the mid-17th century divided into a western and an eastern estate. In 1610, Mette Rosenkrantz' son Oluf Steen Rosensparre gave Gunderup to his wife as a widow seat. She owned both Gunderup and Vester Vallø until her death in 1638. The estates were then taken over by Christen Skeel, who already owned Øster Vallø. Since then Gunderup has remained in the hands of the same owners as Vallø. Queen Sophie Magdalene founded Vallø stift in 1737. Architecture The main building is from 1861. It is a white-rendered, single-storey building built in red brick and has a slate roof. Today Gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Køge
Køge (, older spelling ''Kjøge'') is a Danish seaport on the coast of Køge Bugt (''Bay of Køge'') 39 km southwest of Copenhagen. It is the principal town and seat of Køge Municipality, Region Sjælland (Zealand), Denmark. In 2025, the urban area had a population of 38,506.BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from The natural harbour and strategic location have given Køge a long history as a . Today, that past is evident in a well-preserved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denmark
Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous administrative division, autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland in the north Atlantic Ocean.* * * Metropolitan Denmark, also called "continental Denmark" or "Denmark proper", consists of the northern Jutland peninsula and an archipelago of 406 islands. It is the southernmost of the Scandinavian countries, lying southwest of Sweden, south of Norway, and north of Germany, with which it shares a short border. Denmark proper is situated between the North Sea to the west and the Baltic Sea to the east.The island of Bornholm is offset to the east of the rest of the country, in the Baltic Sea. The Kingdom of Denmark, including the Faroe Islands and Greenland, has roughly List of islands of Denmark, 1,400 islands greater than in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Køge Municipality
Køge Municipality (, ) is a '' kommune'' in the Region Sjælland on the east coast of the island of Zealand approx. 40 km southwest of Copenhagen. The municipality covers an area of 255 km² (98 sq. miles), and has a total population of 63,335 (2025). Until January 2007, its mayor was Torben Hansen, a member of the Social Democrats (''Socialdemokraterne'') political party, who died while still in office. He was replaced by Marie Stærke, who at age 27 was Denmark's youngest mayor at that time The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Køge. Suburbs inside the urban area An urban area is a human settlement with a high population density and an infrastructure of built environment. Urban areas originate through urbanization, and researchers categorize them as cities, towns, conurbations or suburbs. In urbani ... of Køge include Køge Nord ( Ølby Lyng and Ølsemagle Lyng) to the north and Herfølge to the south. Towns inside the mun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vallø Castle
Vallø Castle () is a manor house located 7 km south of Køge, in Stevns Municipality, on the island of Zealand in Denmark. It now serves as a residence for Vallø stift, a home for unmarried, widowed and divorced women of noble descent. History Vallø traces its history back to the 14th century. From 1554 to 1651 it was divided into two separate estates, West Vallø and East Vallø. In 1708 Vallø was acquired by King Frederick IV who passed it on to Anne Sophie Reventlow. In 1731 King Christian VI passed the property on to Queen Sophia Magdalene who in 1737 founded the Noble Vallø Foundation for Unmarried Daughters (da. ''Det Adelige Stift Vallø for ugifte døtre''). Building Vallø consists of four wings with robust towers and is surrounded by a moat. The south wing, with its robust corner towers, and the south end of the west wing were built from 1580 to 1586 by Mette Rosenkrantz, one of the richest women in Denmark of her day. In Christen Skeel's time of owner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vallø Stift
Vallø stift or ''Det Adelige Stift Vallø for ugifte døtre'' (Noble Vallø Foundation for Unmarried Daughters) was a Danish foundation for the support of unmarried female nobles. It was located at Vallø Castle just south of Køge on the east coast of the island of Zealand. History Vallø Stift Foundation (''Stiftelsen Vallø Stift'') was created in 1737 by Queen Sophie Magdalene (1700-1770). The convent was inaugurated the following year. It functioned as a convent for unmarried women from noble or princely houses, who resided at Vallø Castle. For this purpose, Vallø Castle was expanded between 1736-38 with a new baroque-style building designed by architect Lauritz de Thurah (1706–1759). Until 1810, the convent was headed by an abbess, who were to be of a princely house. Initially the abbess was Sophie Caroline of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1705–1764) who was a younger sister of Queen Sophie Magdalene. The abbess had the right to appoint the vicars in the parishes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mette Rosenkrantz
Mette is a female given name of Scandinavian origin. It is descended from the name Margaret and is also considered a variant of Matilda. Notable people *Mette Abildgaard (born 1988), Danish politician * Mette Andersen (born 1974), Danish cyclist *Mette Marie Andersen (born 1962), birth name of Saliha Marie Fetteh, Danish writer, lecturer and imam *Mette Marie Astrup (1760–1834), Danish actress * Mette Bergmann (born 1962), Norwegian discus thrower *Mette Bull (1876–1946), Norwegian actress *Mette Koefoed Bjørnsen (1920–2008), Danish author, conciliator and economist *Mette Frederiksen (born 1977), Danish Prime Minister * Mette Henriette, Norwegian performing artist and composer *Mette Jacobsen (born 1973), Danish swimmer *Mette Lindberg (born 1983), vocalist for Danish psychedelic pop band The Asteroids Galaxy Tour *Mette Madsen Mette Marie Madsen (née Fruensgaard; 3 July 1924 – 12 December 2015) was a Danish politician for the Venstre political party, autobiographer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
